- The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery in Texas, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
- The cemetery was badly maintained and had no written records until the 1970s. In 1962, the assistant warden for the Walls Unit, Captain Joe Byrd, undertook a...
- The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is open to the public and is one of the most well maintained cemeteries that you'll find anywhere.
- Located in Huntsville, TX, Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery provides a peaceful final resting place for individuals and families in the community.
- Named for the assistant warden who was in charge of clearing the cemetery of debris and locating over 900 graves, Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the only active...
- Yes, there is a prison graveyard, the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, TX. It has existed since the mid-1800s when the first prisoner was buried there.
- The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery of the U.S. state of Texas, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal...
- SAN MARCOS – The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, located in Huntsville, Texas, becomes home to the approximate 100 inmates who die in the Texas prison system...
- Burial at TDCJ’s Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas. CREDIT: Michael Stravato, Texas Observer.
Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
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